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have been appointed officers for the purposes of that Act for the South Canterbury District, comprising the Counties of Mackenzie, Geraldine, and Levels.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Rangers under the Animals Protection Acts, Whangarei, Wellington, and Marlborough Districts, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Rangers under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, for the districts set opposite their names:—

Name. District.
Richard John Byrne, ..
Arthur Thomas, ..
James Jessop, ..
John Robinson, ..
Thomas Isbister, ..
Frank H. Woodhouse, ..
John Haythorne McCarrol, ..
John Finlayson, ..
John Larkins, ..
William Paton, ..
John Pelling .. ..
Angus McColl .. ..

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Registrar of Electors, Taranaki District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

ARTHUR HARRY HOLMES

to be Registrar of Electors, under “The Electoral Act, 1893,” for the Electoral District of Taranaki, vice W. G. P. O’Callaghan.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Inspector of Weights and Measures, County of Inangahua, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Constable WILLIAM JOHN PHAIR

to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures, under “The Weights and Measures Act, 1868,” and the Acts amending the same, for the County of Inangahua, vice Constable T. R. W. Philpotts, transferred.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
ROBERT WILLIAM SHALLCRASS .. Lyell.
JOHN HENDERSON .. .. Opotiki.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Public Vaccinator, Waihi District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS NESBITT WRIGHT, Esq., M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond.,

to be a Public Vaccinator under “The Public Health Act, 1876,” for the District of Waihi.

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Member of Licensing Committee resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to accept the resignation by

WILLIAM HENRY SMITH

of his office as a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waiapu.

T. THOMPSON.

Clerk, Magistrate’s Court, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Constable THOMAS WHELAN

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Port Awanui, from the 8th February, 1897, vice Constable D. Shaw.

T. THOMPSON.

Warden appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 15th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS HUTCHISON, Esq., S.M.,

to be a Warden for the Puhipuhi Mining District.

T. THOMPSON.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 12th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned person to be an Inspector under “The Factories Act, 1894,” and to assign to him the district set opposite his name, viz.:—

Name. District.
Sergeant JAMES O’MALLEY .. North Island of the Colony of New Zealand, and the islands adjacent thereto.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Appointment of Persons to act on the Committee of the Waitaki Islands (Awamoko Portion).

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to approve of the following persons acting on the Committee for the care, management, and protection of the Awamoko portion of the Waitaki Islands, in terms of the regulations for the management of the Awamoko portion of the said islands, dated 11th September, 1895, viz.,—

JOHN McGIMPSEY (re-elected),
GERALD MORRIS (re-elected), and
JOHN JOHNSTONE,—

in place of the following persons, who have retired in terms of the said regulations: viz., John McGimpsey, Gerald Morris, and Robert Johnston.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Persons to act on the Committee of the Waitaki Islands (Papakaio Portion).

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th March, 1897.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to approve of the following persons